Combination-rack.



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J. S. OLIVER & C. J. THOMAS.

COMBINATION RACK.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 7,1905.

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JOHN S. OLIVER AND CHARLES J. THOMAS, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

COMBINATION-RACK..

Patented Feb. 6, 1906.

Application filed July 7,1905. Serial No. 268,605.

To all wiz/mn it may concern.'

Be it known that we, JOHN S. OLIVER and CHARLES J. THOMAS, citizens ofthe United States of America, residing at Baltimore city, in the Stateof Maryland, have invented new and useful Improvements in Combination-Racks, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to a combination hat, coat, and umbrella rack,the object of the invention being to provide a simple, convenient, andefficient construction of rack by which such articles may be suspendedand` locked in suspended position to prevent their removal andappropriation by unauthorized persons and also to provide lockingmechanism adapted to be manipulated by a suitable form of key which maybe removed by a person suspending a garment or other article upon therack and which when applied to unlock the mechanism to permit suchgarment or article to be removed will be automatically held in thelock-casing against withdrawal until the holding members of the rack areagain actuated to secure an article.

The preferred embodiment ofthe invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in Which- Figure 1 is a perspective view showingthe rack in use for supporting a hat and umbrella. Fig. 2 is a verticallongitudinal section through the casing of the lock, showing the normalposition of the parts of the rack. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing theposition of the parts of the rack when the clamping-arms are closed tosecure an article in suspended position. Fig. 4 is a top plan view ofthe rack. Fig. 5 is a horizontal section through the rack on the planeindicated by the line 5 5 of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a vertical cross-sectionthrough the rack on the plane indicated by the line 6 6 of Fig. 3, andFig. 7 is a detail view of one form of key which may be employed.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1designates a base provided at its upper and lower ends with apertures 2for passage of suitable fastenings to secure the same to a support. Thisbase-plate carries a lock-casing 3, which is preferably of the formshown and is provided with a detachable face-plate 4, which may besecured to the body of the casing in any preferred manner. Theface-plate 4 is formed with a keyhole 5.

Suitabl-'y fixed to the underside of the casing is a stationarysuspending and clamping arm 6, provided at its outer end with a clampinghead or button 7. Arranged above the arm 6 and cooperating therewith isa movable suspending and clamping arm 8, provided with a lclamping heador button 9, the free ends of said arms being reversely bowed or curved,as shown, to permit of the insertion of a hat, coat, or other article ofwear between them, so that said article may be clamped in suspendedposition by the heads 7 and 9.

The arm 8 extends through and is vertically movable in a slot 10, formedin the outer or front wall of the casing, and is fulcrumed at its innerend on a suitable pivot pin or stud 11, carried by the stationary sidewall 12 of the casing. The fulcrumed inner end of the arm is thusmounted to swing vertically in the arc of a circle, andthe arm swings toclosed position against the resistance of a pressure-spring 13, mountedin the casing and arranged to bear against the rear end of the arm at asuitable distance in rear of the pivotal connection 11.

The rear or short end of the arm 8 terminates in alocking projection 14,extending upwardly at an oblique angle and provided with a beveled end15, and adjacent-to said projection the arm is rovided with a curved orarcuately-shaped ocking member 16 in the form of a `bar provided withrack-teeth 17. This rack-bar is adapted to be engaged by a locking-dog18, slidably mounted in a guideway formed by a boss 19, carried by thewall 12 or the bottom wall of the casing and asuperposed angularguide-strip 20, the guideway thus formed being open at its outer end forthe projection of the nose of the dog 18 and upon its side facing theface-plate 4. The boss 19 is provided upon the latter-named side with akey-receiving slot 21, communieating at its upper end with the saidguideway and arranged in alinement with the keyhole 5. The dog 18 isprovided with a beveled nose to engage the rack-teeth 17 and the beveledend 15 of the locking projection 14, and from the rear of the dogprojects a stem 22, slidably mounted in the downturned rear end of theguide-strip 20 and about which is a coiled spring 23, which normallyprojects the dog to locking position. In the side of the dog adjacentthe 'face-plate 4 akey-receiving slot or recess 24 is formed, which mayextend entirely through the dog from side to side,

thereof and is formed with a rear beveled wall 25, normally arrangedopposite the key- IOO IIO

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In the operation of the parts thus far described the arm ,8 is normallyarranged in the elevated position shown in Fig. 2, so-as to enable a hator garment to be suspended on the head 7 of the arm 6. To lock the hator garment in suspended position, the arm 8 is depressed until theinterposed obj ect is clamped between heads 7 and 9, as shown in Fig. 1,the locking projection 14 and rack 16 being .thereby raised against thepressure of the spring 13, thus releasing the key 26 to permit of itsremoval. When the key is removed, the dog 18 is forced outwardly by thespring 23 and engages the rack 16 to lock the arm 8 in depressedposition, thus preventing surreptitious removal of the suspended garmentor Object. When the key is inserted, the dog 18 will be retracted, thuspermitting the arm 8 to be swung open, whereby the locking projection 14will be swung down to engage and lock the key in inserted position. Byproviding the locking-bar 16 with a plurality of teeth provision is madefor securing thearm 8 in different adjusted positions to accommodategarments or objects of different thicknesses between the clamping-heads7 and 9.

Rigidly secured to the top and bottom of the casing are bifurcated orforked holders 28 and 29, which project laterally beyond the wall 12 andare disposed in vertical alinement to receive the handle of an umbrellaor other similar article, the grip portion of which is designed to besupported by the holder 28. Intermediate these holders are gripping-jaws30 31, curved to conform to and clamp the handle of an umbrella betweenthem. The jaws are pivotally mounted upon a pivot pin or stud 32 andprovided with actuating-arms 33, projecting into the casing through aslot 34 in the wall 12. The arms are adapted to be actuated by avertically-movable actuating device in the form of a spreader-plate 35,pivotally mounted at its upper end upon a pin or stud 36, carried by theinner end of the movable clamping-arm 8 in rear of its fulcrum 1 1. Aspring 36a surrounds the pivot-stud 36 and yieldingly spaces thespreader from the arm 8. The side edges of the spreader-plate areprovided with diverging portions 37 and terminate in straight portions38, the former being adapted to spread the arms 33 apart and permit saidarms `to move toward each other when the spreader-plate is respectivelymoved downward and upward by the clamping-arm 6 8, the portions 38serving to hold the arms 33 spread to maintain the aws in closedposition umbrella when said arm 8 is raised, thus enay bling thearticles suspending on the arm and placed in the holders 28 and 29 to besimultaneously locked and released.

From the foregoing description, taken inconnection with the drawings,the construction and mode of Operation of the device will be readilyunderstood, and it will be seen that a simple and inexpensiveconstruction of rack is provided for supporting garments and variousarticles and locking the same in supported position to prevent theirremoval eX- cept by the Owner or an authorized person. Y

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. In agarment-rack, the combination of a casing, a stationary clampingelement, a movable clamping element pivotally mounted in advance of itsinner end within the casing and carrying upon its inner end an arcuatetoothed rack and a locking projection, a spring bearing upon the innerend of the movable clamping member to force the same downward and theouter end upward, and a sliding spring-actuated dog adapted to engagethe rack and adapted to be retracted by the key, the locking projectionof the movable member being adapted to engage and lock the same fromwithdrawal whenthe dog is retracted.

2. In a garment-rack, the combination of a casing provided withsupports'for an umbrella or similar object, a stationary clampingelement, a movable spring-retracted clamping element pivotally mountedupon the casing and provided with a rack and a key-locking element, aspring-actuated locking-dog to engage the rack, said dog adapted to beretracted by an inserted key, pivotally-mounted gripping-jaws forengaging the objects supported by the aforesaid supports, said jawsbeing provided with actuating-arms projecting into the casing, and aspreader pivotally attached to the inner end of the movable clampingelement and movable between said arms to spread them apart and close theclamping-j aws.

In testimony whereof we aiiiX our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN s. OLIVER. cHAs. J. THOMAS.

Witnesses: GEORGE T. ArwELL, JOHN R. SKILLMAN.

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